Theodore Angelopoulos was born in Athens, Hellenic State, and lived in Switzerland for many years, where he received a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Zurich.
[1] Angelopoulos built an internationally based group of companies with interests in shipping and steel, and with investments in real estate and private equities, as well as other financial entities worldwide.
[citation needed] In 1996, he established Metrostar Management in Athens, and his company became one of the world's leading oil tanker operators.
In 2002 he took control of the Dutch shipbuilding company oceAnco and reestablished it as a leading builder of custom luxury mega-yachts.
[1] Several years ago, Angelopoulos held a considerable minority stake in the Swiss bank UBS.